EP1947610A3 - Model based avatars for virtual presence - Google Patents

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EP1947610A3
EP1947610A3 EP08000844A EP08000844A EP1947610A3 EP 1947610 A3 EP1947610 A3 EP 1947610A3 EP 08000844 A EP08000844 A EP 08000844A EP 08000844 A EP08000844 A EP 08000844A EP 1947610 A3 EP1947610 A3 EP 1947610A3
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An image generating system for simultaneous visual representative display of multiple computer users is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes hardware, software, and a system for generating various images for one or more users of a connected computer system, and imposing them onto the systems and ultimately the visual display of each user's system. The images, which may be known as avatars, may be static images, animated 2D, and /or animated 3D images. The images are simultaneously displayed on the outputs of each user. Each user may react and interact with the images of the other users through their own image.
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